Tag: Rio de Janeiro

The travel industry is beginning to react as vacationers rethink their trips amid growing concern over the Zika virus, the mosquito-borne disease that experts say is possibly linked to microcephaly in babies. The spread of the virus in Brazil and Latin America has led the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to warn pregnant women…

Brazil’s tourism capital, Rio de Janeiro is often seen as the expensive city when it comes to hotel accommodation. Brazil’s own tourist board recently bemoaned the fact that Rio has the third most expensive hotel rooms in the world, getting a bed for the night in the city has never been budget-friendly. According to the…

Hundreds of thousand of people crowded Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro today to hear the Pope’s final mass of his visit to Brazil. Rio’s famed Copacabana beach, usually known for its scantily-clan sen seekers and revelry, took on a more serious role as Pope Francis concluded the youth festival by urging young people to…

Pope Francis has used his official twitter account to speak to his followers and tweeted “thank you to all of you and to all the authorities for a magnificent welcome in Rio.” Yesterday, after he arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to preside over the World Youth Day, he tweeted: “Today we begin a wonderful…

Hundreds of thousands of Roman Catholics have gathered at Copacabana Beach in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil for the opening of the World Youth Day Festival. The highlight of the festival will be the visit by Pope Francis on Thursday. The Pope arrived on Monday for his first trip abroad since becoming the head of the…

The Vatican has said that Pope Francis will not use bullet-proof popemobiles on his visit to Brazil next week as he wishes to have more direct contact with the crowds, despite the security risks involved. The Argentine Pope arrives in Brazil on Monday for his first trip outside of Italy as the Pope. He will…

Follow this great guide extracted from the Guardian to avoid ripoffs, punchups and running out of money in Rio next year. Where to stay and where to find hotel bargains in Rio The best place to stay is in the Copacabana tourist trap. For those looking for more upmarket neighbourhoods, try further down the beach…

According to football’s governing body, Fifa, the tickets for next year’s World Cup in Brazil will be the “cheapest ever.” Fifa Secretary-General, Jerome Valcke said 70% of the matches would cost less than in previous events, with ticket prices being announced on 19th July. Fifa President Sepp Blatter said that the Confederations Cup was a…

Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, has announced an investment of more than $1.2 bn (£770m) to be spent in the favelas, or shanty towns, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Ms Rouseff said the money would be spent improving three areas – Rocinha, Jacarezinho and the Lins complex so that they can be better…

The World Cup starts exactly a year today – and excitement is building ahead of the finals in Brazil, and we can’t wait! Here is our Look South Tours A-Z guide to Brazil 2014… A is for Argentina Argentina and Brazil are key football rivals and always have been with many football legends heralding from…